A Russian Niello .875 silver spoon, 1847 Moscow, zolotniki 84, assay master Ar, unknown Moscow master of 1845-50 period noted in G. Watts, 'Russian Silversmiths' Hallmarks', p.159, the spoon of typical fig shape with a gilded bowl, turned and knopped finial niello arabesques to the reverse of bowl, hallmarked to stem silver weight 61gr, length 18.5 cm